Mary Shannon
English table tennis player
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Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English table tennis player.
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1944 (age 82)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964.[2]
She also won seven English Open titles.
Personal life
Shannon worked as a radiographer.[3] On 4 September 1965, she married Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions.[4] They had three children.[5]
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